Patients at Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., are undergoing certain laparoscopic surgeries with a single-incision surgical device that leave only a hidden scar, according to a York Dispatch report.

Neoadjuvant ONO-4578, an EP4 antagonist, in combination with nivolumab after chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced resectable rectal cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO ...

Historically, invasive, large incisions were necessary to perform “open” abdominal surgical procedures. While effective, this method increased the possibility of multiple complications, including post ...

Laparoscopic surgery is also called minimally invasive surgery, keyhole surgery or bandaid surgery. Laparoscopic procedures can be performed using small incisions of around 0.5 to 1.5 cm that can be ...

One-port, single-incision laparoscopy is part of the natural development of minimally invasive surgery. Refinement and modification of laparoscopic instrumentation has resulted in a substantial ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

Over the past year, U.S. doctors have made strides in the use of a technique called “natural orifice” surgery, an approach they hope will do away with the scarring, pain and the long recoveries ...

LINCOLN, Neb., & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company pioneering first-of-its-kind miniaturized robots for laparoscopic surgery, today announced ...

Doctors at Sawai Man Singh hospital successfully performed complex laparoscopic surgery on an 11-year-old boy with a rare ...

Huy T. T. Nguyen, DO, discusses five important points on single-incision laparoscopic surgery in ambulatory surgery centers. 1. SILS results in less pain and shorter recovery time for patients.

Laparoscopic surgery or keyhole surgery is minimally invasive surgery that is associated with several advantages over traditional open surgery. In an open procedure, one large abdominal incision is ...